Middle English word forhed comes from English fore-, English head, and later Middle English forheed (Forehead.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fore- | English (eng) | Before; ahead or in front of.. Occurring beforehand; earlier; prior to. Positioned at or near the front. |
| head | English (eng) | (fishing) To remove the head from a fish.. (intransitive) To form a head.. (intransitive) To move in a specified direction.. (intransitive) To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.. (obsolete) To behead; to decapitate.. (transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.). (transitive) To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball. To cut off the top of; to lop [...] |
| foranhēafod | Old English (ang) | |
| forheed | Middle English (enm) | Forehead. |